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Case Manager
Two positions available
Licton Spring/Georgetown
DATE POSTED: April 26, 2018
REPORTS TO: Area Manager
PAY RANGE: $38,282.92 – 47,853.65 (fulltime annual)
HOURS: Full time, 40 hours/week
BENEFITS: Medical, dental, vision, life/disability, retirement, vacation & sick leave
POSITION TYPE: Non-exempt position
The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) develops and operates housing for people who are low-income and/or homeless, provides technical assistance to communities and other non-profits, and advocates for housing justice.
LIHI owns and operates apartment buildings for low-income families, couples and individuals. The Case Manager is responsible for providing case management to homeless families, couples, and individuals living in homeless encampments or tent cities. The position will develop individual plans to transition people out of homelessness and into stable housing; establish relationships with multiple community agencies for supportive services; assist people with employment, education access, income support, and public benefits; crises intervention; and provide resources and referrals as needed.
The Case Manager is responsible for establishing relationships with community referral agencies and their case managers and working at several LIHI properties to intervene in tenant crises, provide informal counseling to tenants as needed, provide information and referral assistance to tenants, and coordinate community-building activities. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience working/problem solving with a challenging clientele on a daily basis.
Information and Referral/Case Management
- Build effective relationships with tenants.
- Become knowledgeable of information and referral resources. Provide information and referral to residents, including through distribution of written material.
- Maintain updated information tools for tenant use in accessing community resources.
- Formally and informally assess tenants as to current level of functioning and social service needs.
- Offer case management for selected residents, either referred by building management as at risk of eviction or self-identified.
- Make referrals or initiate services to address mental health, substance abuse, and disability issues wherever possible.
- Coordinate with local agencies to provide services that meet the needs of LIHI residents.
- Work collaboratively with building management and Supportive Services staff to increase stability and retention of tenants in LIHI housing.
Community Building
- Coordinate with community organizations, public agencies, and volunteers to provide on-and off-site activities for residents.
- Initiate and encourage resident involvement in community-building activities, such as community meetings, meals, and support groups.
- Produce needed written materials, including community newsletters.
- Contribute to the development of a community that values cultural diversity.
- Participate in staff meetings and planning sessions.
- Report regularly to Supportive Services Manager on programmatic issues.
- Maintain records of activities and contacts with tenants/agencies and case management records.
- Complete other records and reports appropriate to the position as directed by the Supportive Services Manager.
- Participate in public policy advocacy efforts including recruiting residents to attend public meetings and testify at hearings.
- Participate in fundraising for Supportive Services by providing information and feedback for grant applications; and helping establish community contacts.
- Perform other related duties as required.
- Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related field, from an accredited institution.
- At least two years experience working with homeless or low-income populations, including persons with mental health disabilities and substance abuse problems.
- Knowledge of local resources for homeless and low-income people.
- Ability to work well with community agencies and resources.
- Commitment to social change through the empowerment of low-income people.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Current Washington State driver's license.
- Washington State Counselor's Registration, or equivalent State qualification
- Computer experience.
- Must pass criminal background checks and drug screening test.
This is a unionized position, represented by Local 8 of the Office of Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU).
If interested in this position please send in a cover letter and resume. Application forms can be used as a substitute for a cover letter and resume, but are not required during the first step of the application process. Applications are available on the LIHI website at www.lihi.org , may be obtained in person at the office, or will be mailed to you by phone request at (206) 443-9935 ext 0. All application materials should be mailed, faxed, or dropped off in person to:
The Low Income Housing Institute
Attn: Human Resources Manager
2407 1st Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
Fax: (206) 443-9851
Or e-mail to: email@example.com
Closing date: Open until filled.
The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women and minorities are encouraged to apply. LIHI participates in the E-Verify program.


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GarageFarm.NET Ltd, a UK-based cloud render farm has recently received $500,000 USD of funding from a private investor from South Korea. This is the first attempt in the company's history to raise funds since its inception in 2010. Up until now the team has done exceptionally well building the business from scratch on the back of hard work and organic growth.
The company says their client base has been growing steadily over the years and in 2017 it has seen a particularly fast growth. To offer an exceptional customer service, unmatched experience, and more rendering power, GarageFarm.NET needed to bring in an investor to better cater to market's current needs.
They already made key hires of new developers, an experienced TD, and a system administrator to ensure their software and backend technology is fully capable of taking on more load. The team has gone up to 30 people now from what once was a humble garage based office of two only.
The company's plan is to offer power that has not yet been seen on the market. The nodes will be equipped with the new Intel V4 server processors both with 44 and the unprecedented 176 virtual cores. The former has already been partially installed on the farm and are ready for use. The latter, 176 v. cores, will be fully available soon.
The founder, Tomek Swidzinski, says:
"We at GarageFarm.NET always strive to provide the best service that is both affordable and user-friendly. We understand the market's needs for more power, but more importantly, we are confident that the newer and faster hardware is a step toward a new future for cloud rendering. Affordable pricing and the power of 176 core nodes is something industry currently lacks."
Their service supports major industry applications: 3ds Max, Maya, V-Ray, LightWave, Modo, and Cinema 4D, to name a few and is fully automated. GarageFarm.NET also offers other perks such as free unlimited storage; custom builds, and a ten people strong, responsive top-notch 24/7 tech support.
Make sure to visit their website and contact them for more info at https://garagefarm.net/en/
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Address:GarageFarm.NET Ltd, Unit 11, Hove Business Center
City: Hove
State: East Sussex
Country: United Kingdom
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A few weeks ago, I resolved to write a somewhat snarky blog-post referencing that Band-Aid classic "Do They Know It's Christmas", a song written & performed by a number of top recording artists around Christmas 1984 in order to raise funds for and awareness of famine in Ethiopia.
The wonderful irony of the song, of course, being that Christmas in Britain in 1984 wasn't Christmas in Ethiopia at all- so they most certainly didn't know it was Christmas at that time, as it would have had very little meaning to them.
Today- January 7th- is Christmas, according to the Ethiopian Orthodox (Ge'ez) calendar- 13 days after western (ferenji) Christmas. So, Merry Christmas from Ethiopia!
And, whatever I might have written about the irony of that song title, with a little snark mixed in, and perhaps a sideways comment about the importance of knowing your context before blundering in and making assumptions, fellow blogger and fellow Addis resident Brett Keller got there first about two weeks ago with a very nice pithy summary, so I'll direct you to that instead.
Malkam Genna!


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Artifact Details
TitleLast patent notebook (#5)
Catalog Number102722913
DescriptionJay Last made the first entry in his book on 1957-08-11. It was read and understood by Gordon Moore. He used the volume for recording product and process ideas and results of related experiments. Specific topics include a proposal for improved thermal conductivity of transistor packages (p. 1); method and test results for accurately controlled etching (p. 7); printing and etching of wax dots for masking (p. 30); the company's first microwave diodes (p. 32); parametric amplifier diodes (p. 38); diode arrays using oxide masking (planar) techniques (p. 48); method of interconnecting multiple transistors on a ceramic plate with example of a DCTL flip-flop (p. 55); physical isolation of micrologic elements – the basis of the two patents below (p. 58-59); light emitting readout devices (p. 60). Last notes on page 69 that the detailed physical isolation process steps he employed are described in Kattner (107).
AuthorLast, Jay T.
Biographical NotesJay T. Last was born in Butler, Pennsylvania, in 1929. He received a B.S. degree in Optics from the University of Rochester in 1951 and a Ph.D. in Physics from MIT in 1956. He was recruited by William Shockley as a member of the technical staff at Shockley Semiconductor Labs. In September 1957, Last was one of the group of eight who founded Fairchild Semiconductor. At Fairchild with Robert Noyce, Last built the first step-and-repeat camera in 1958, worked on the first commercial silicon planar transistors, and ran the R&D group that produced the first integrated circuits. Last co-founded the Amelco semiconductor division of Teledyne in 1961. From 1966 to 1974 he served as Vice President, Research and Development for Teledyne Corporation. After he left Teledyne Last became involved with a number of venture capital and philanthropic activities. He founded the Archaeological Conservancy, dedicated to saving American archaeological sites and started Hillcrest Press in 1982, publishing books dealing with California art, ethnic art, and the graphic arts.
PublisherFairchild Semiconductor Corporation
Identifying Numbers
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ExtentApproximately 26 dated entries over 70 pages.
Dimensions12 x 10 inches
PatentsThe author is named as inventor on 2 U.S. patents; both patents are assigned to Fairchild:
U.S. patent 3313013, "Method of making solid-State circuitry." Filed 1960-08-15. Issued 1967-04-11.
U.S. patent 3158788, "Solid-state circuitry having discrete regions of semi-conductor material isolated by an insulating material." Filed 1960-08-15. Issued 1964-11-24.
Collection TitleFairchild Semiconductor notebooks and technical papers
PublicationsThe author contributed to the following publications that were based on material generated during his service at Fairchild:
Norman, R., Last, J. and Haas, I., Solid-state micrologic elements. 1960 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference: Digest of Technical Papers, vol. III (1960): 82-82
Lécuyer, C., Brock, D. and Last, J., Makers of the Microchip: A Documentary History of Fairchild Semiconductor. The MIT Press (2010).


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As of this morning, the Rays still had not replaced the injured Aubrey Huff. It looks like that replacement will come in the form of Sean Burroughs. Burroughs began the season on the DL, but could be activated as soon as today. Judging by Dewon Brazelton's history in a Rays uniform and his recent start in San Diego, all Burroughs has to do is not kill someone and this trade will be a success for the Rays.
Notes: Burroughs likely to get call [devilrays.com]


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Tater-Topped Casserole
- Category: Side Dishes
- Servings: 4-6
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- 1 pound 90 percent lean ground beef
- ½ cup chopped onion
- ⅓ cup sliced celery
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 can (10¾ ounces) condensed cream of celery soup, undiluted
- 1 package (16 ounces) frozen Tater Tots
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
In a large skillet, cook the beef, onion, celery until the meat is no longer pink and the vegetables are tender; drain. Stir in salt and pepper.
Spoon mixture into a greased 3-quart baking dish. Spread with soup. Top with frozen potatoes. Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes or until bubbly. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 5 minutes or until cheese melts.
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Jessica Simpson accidentally reveals baby's gender on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'
Jessica Simpson is known for speaking before thinking -- as "Newlyweds" fans are well aware -- and her most recent slip of the tongue revealed a pretty big secret: her unborn baby's gender.
"The crazy thing is I never knew a wiener could actually make me nauseous," the "Fashion Star" judge joked Wednesday on "Jimmy Kimmel Live." Simpson, 32, was telling Kimmel her second pregnancy is much different from her first with daughter Maxwell Drew Johnson, now 10 months old.
The star may have also confirmed rumors the baby boy will be named Ace.
"Well, let's hope it's a boy," Simpson replied when Kimmel raised the subject.
Leave it to her to take the heat off Kate Middleton, just one day after the duchess may have accidentally revealed her baby's sex.
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FOR the first time, Asco Motors will be participating in the Frank Hilton Charity Wheelbarrow Race, scheduled for Saturday 29th July this year at Albert Park. There has been a lot of hype and activity and expectation within the company on this much-anticipated Wheelbarrow Race. Moreso, because we are taking part for the first time and secondly, it's for a worthy cause. Asco Motors CEO Craig Sims says "we are delighted to partner with the Frank Hilton Organisation and field a team for this race. Furthermore, we are pleased to participate in events that will benefit communities".
Team Asco Motors is made up of a cross-section of employees from our Nabua head office, including technical and administration staff. We took part in the first wheelbarrow race rehearsal at Albert Park, on what was a cold Saturday morning on 01st July. But our spirits were high and excitement is starting to really build within the team.
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ON July 29 it will be out of the corporate boardroom, off the factory floor and off to Albert Park in Fiji's capital - Suva. Managers, board members and staff will get behind wheelbarrows in a push for charity and the Frank Hilton Organization.
This is the second year that the foundation has reached out to businesses and appealed for a show of corporate responsibity to children with disabilities. Among the first to respond was Sun Insurance, a leading firm in its field. Lysaght Bluescope, last year's winners, will field two teams in July and will run for a special purpose.
The Frank Hilton Organization also operates an Early Intervention Centre with physiotherapy, wheelchair and audiology facilities and a hostel for children with special needs. Money raised in what is known as the Amazing Race will go towards operating the Hilton programes.
That includes paying for teachers, transportation of children, repairs to facilities and provision of meals. Sureni Perera, CEO of the Frank Hilton Organization, said the support of the corporate community had been amazing. "We are very thankful for their support and it will directly impact the lives of the children," Ms Perera said.
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Archive for August 4th, 2012
Bear -postcard art
Posted in art, tagged bear, Benny Thomas, postcard size, watercolor, wilderness on August 4, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Energy Transfer-Gampa guru Tells a Story
Posted in moral philosophy, short story, tagged Benny Thomas, creation time story, energy tansfer, fables, flash fiction, moral covalence, moral imperatives, philosophy on August 4, 2012| Leave a Comment »
"At the Creation Time each life form was allotted equal levels of energy to which behemoths complained. Their complaint was, "You have counted us equal with insects which are so many." "Our energy level is same.."
"Trim yourself to make the most of it." Advised the Keeper of the Celestial Park.
Taking heed of his advice they became in course of time, elephants which were half the size of their forefathers. Complaints of injustice did not come from the behemoths alone. Bees were angry too. They saw mites lolling whole day among the herds of cattle. They complained to the Celestial Keeper that holding same levels of energy with those lazy blood suckers was unfair. "We buzz all day and by sundown we are a wreck!"
"Make your constant toil, something to remember by."
The result was that they began producing honey which pleased all. "Give them bees, whatever energy left of mine," said bears who loved it above everything else.
"Why such kindness?" the Keeper could not understand.
"I am thinking of my cubs." One wise old bear said," perhaps self interest. Call what you will."
In every action and reaction energy is carried across. Every cause and every effect in the loom of Cosmic Nothingness works non-stop. How the wicked prosper by downright villainy stands out. Simple folks believe they are benefited by their lawlessness. But how long? The upright and simple folks also prosper with energy as in this story. Can the bears or flowers thank enough the bees for their yeoman service?
Perhaps a supernova scatters energy suddenly upping the chances of survival for some weak species. Laws of Compensation and Negation are moral co-valence of Supreme Intelligence.


text: ericeira 1998. my first vacation outside scandinavia. ericeira was paradise to me. i learnt how to order orange juice in portuguese, suco de laranja (my father taught me the brazilian version instead of european portuguese "sumo"). i still got my freshly squeezed juice though. i went bodyboarding for the first time in my life, later i've come to prefer a bigger board. but this was the beginning of a love story between portugal and me. a home away from home.


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Agreed -- as much maligned as VW has been of late, we have a 'leatherette' Corn Silk colored interior on our Touareg and it is so much better than a black one that would burn the back of your legs (wearing shorts of course) on a hot day. The leatherette has fooled more than one person in the fact that it isn't real leather; here is a photo of it in a late model VW EOS (EOS being a convertible even makes more sense going with a light colored interior) :Nubo wrote:Looks great. I fail to understand the appeal of black interiors unless one is very messy and/or has pre-school children.
The light grey cloth on our '12 LEAF SL has actually held up OK but when I saw the mod to leather when the owner posted it, it took the interior up a notch


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Real Estate Transactions for Issue of 4/8/08
April 1, 2008
16th Ward
Frank Knerr to US Bank National Assn. trustee at 126 Cologne St. for $1,608 by sheriff's deed.
Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas trustee to Jon Thomas Richards at 2433 Spring St. for $6,500.
17th Ward
John Bean Jr. to Oakdale Development LLC at 1324 E Carson St. for $590,000.
Riverside Development Group Inc. to Andrew Schwartz and Carolyn Yagle at 1858 Riverside Mews Unit 22 for $499,000.
18th Ward
John Eichmiller Jr. to James and Constance Bare at 427 Bailey Ave. for $400,000.
Progressive Home Federal Savings and Loans Assn. to Betty Partlow at 602 Beltzhoover Ave. for $3,500.
Jeffrey Butler to National City Bank at 95 Beltzhoover Ave. for $1,898 by sheriff's deed.
Richard Albert to Lawrence Andrews at 192 Boggston Ave. for $7,300.
Thomas Vietmeier to Housing & Urban Development at 339 Caperton St. for $1,593 by sheriff's deed.
Gene Tabachnick to Donald and Helen Oakes at 324 Climax St. for $5,000.
John Sacco estate et al. to Michael and Jessica Carlson at 12 Haberman Ave. for $124,000.
John Rampolla to HSBC Bank USA NA trustee at 940 Lillian St. for $1,506 by sheriff's deed.
Kevin McClintock to Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. trustee at 635 McLain St. for $3,237 by sheriff's deed.
Pamela Ligons to US Bank National Assn. trustee at 517 Sylvania Ave. for $1,506 by sheriff's deed.
19th Ward
Paul Geyer to Federal National Mortgage Assn. at 421 Augusta St. for $1,705 by sheriff's deed.
Estate of Ted Kaczorowski Jr. to Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. trustee at 1205 Chelton Ave. for $2,941 by sheriff's deed.
Sarvey Canella to Sam Managed Properties Inc. at 131 Cohassett St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $75,900).
GMAC Mortgage Corp. to Kimberly Clemons at 2362 Fremont Place for $46,550.
Anthony Gaito to James and Mary Motznik at 2195 Lynnbrook Ave. for $104,000.
Wells Fargo Bank NA trustee to David Kaslewicz at 1114 McNeilly Ave. for $31,500.
Novastar Mortgage Inc. to Daniel Hellman at 518 Natchez St. for $8,901.
Estate of Clifford Hudson to Peter Gardy at 126 Olympia St. for $30,000.
Robert Smulski to Charles Mohan III at 132 Olympia St. for $95,000.
Justin Baker to Rebecca Rickard at 1328 Orangewood Ave. for $79,800.
William McFarland to Matthew Dolfi at 2464 Pioneer Ave. for $72,100.
Craig Totino to Jerry and Barbara Lee Grev at 121 S Grandview Ave. Unit 2 for $165,750.
Key Lime Holdings LLC to Daniel Randolph at 142 Southern Ave. for $30,900.
Jason Vincent to James Bittner Jr. at 812 Tropical Ave. for $80,000.
29th Ward
Daniel Eggerton et al. to Daniel and Denny Eggerton at 1613 Brownsville Road for $20,000.
William Lysaght III to Kevin Askew at 110 Laughlin Ave. for $60,000.
Andrea Revak to First Horizon Home Loans at 1623 Leolyn St. for $1,669 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $41,975) by sheriff's deed.
30th Ward
Estate of Joseph Renzi to Spence Holdings L.P. at 410 Alice St. for $35,000.
Curtis Moore II et al. to Wells Fargo Bank NA at 412 Charles St. for $2,231 by sheriff's deed.
Brandon Renzi to Spence Holdings L.P. at 10 Grape St. for $5,000.
Mt. Oliver
Wachovia Bank Delaware NA to Protea LLC at 447 Hays Ave. for $6,825.
Federal National Mortgage Assn. to Richard Bartholomew at 322 Onyx St. for $9,000.


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For Immediate Release
Patricia Kiernan Johnson;
Multi-faceted online resource provides wealth of information for emerging professionals
New York, NY —
OPERA America
, the national service organization for opera, is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new online resource: the
Career Guide for Opera
. This new database, available on the OPERA America website, provides invaluable career guidance and information for emerging opera professionals, including artists, administrators and technical/production staff.
Career Guide for Opera
features over 1,000 career listings and indispensable details about producing organizations, training programs, universities, conservatories, competitions, grants, artist managers and publishers. Records are regularly added and updated, ensuring timely and accurate information. New podcasts, videos and articles are continually added to the already extensive archive, consisting of hundreds of items on topics including artist management, auditions, business advice, fundraising, marketing, new works, technical/production and training. Among the experts sharing their knowledge through these resources are John Conklin, designer; Dianne Debicella, program director, fiscal sponsorship, Fractured Atlas; Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano; Ricky Ian Gordon, composer; Gayletha Nichols, director of National Council Auditions, Metropolitan Opera; Bill Palant, vice president, IMG Artists; Roger Pines, dramaturg, Lyric Opera of Chicago; Darren K. Woods, general director, Fort Worth Opera; and Francesca Zambello, general and artistic director, The Glimmerglass Festival, among many others.
Career Guide for Opera
provides information that is essential for emerging opera professionals, but has never before been available from a single authoritative and accessible source." stated Marc A. Scorca, president and CEO of OPERA America. "OPERA America is in a position to collect, maintain and distribute a great deal of constructive information from our own programs and through the tremendous opportunities provided by our member organizations across the U.S. and Canada."
The multimedia
Career Guide
archive contains a deep and broad array of resources for the emerging opera professional, such as
"An Evening with Designer John Conklin"
"Seven Habits of Highly Effective Outreach Artists"
"Fundraising for Independent Artists"
(podcast) and
"A Composer's Cohorts: Secrets of Collaboration"
The listings in the
Career Guide for Opera
feature contact information, performance histories, background information, and application and audition procedures on over 1,000 opera companies, artist managers, conservatories and more. Additional essential resources, including a sample cover letter and resume, the Singer's Self Inventory analysis, costume measurement form and Role Preparation Primer can all be accessed through the
Career Guide
Career Guide for Opera
is a benefit of OPERA America membership, which starts at just $30. Visit
for more information.
For press access to the
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, please contact Patricia Kiernan Johnson at
OPERA America leads and serves the entire opera community, supporting the creation, presentation and enjoyment of opera.
Artistic services help opera companies and creative and performing artists to improve the quality of productions and increase the creation and presentation of North American works.
Information, technical, and administrative services to opera companies reflect the need for strengthened leadership among staff, trustees and volunteers.
Education, audience development and community services are designed to enhance all forms of opera appreciation.
Founded in 1970, OPERA America's worldwide membership network includes nearly 200 Company Members, 300 Associate and Business Members, 2,000 Individual Members and more than 16,000 subscribers to the association's electronic news service. In 2005, OPERA America relocated from Washington, D.C. to New York as the first step in creating the first-ever National Opera Center. With a wide range of artistic and administrative services in a purpose-built facility, the Opera Center is dedicated to increasing the level of excellence, creativity and effectiveness across the field.
OPERA America's long tradition of supporting and nurturing the creation and development of new works led to the formation of
The Opera Fund
, a growing endowment which allows OPERA America to make a direct impact on the ongoing creation and presentation of new opera and music-theater works. Since its inception, OPERA America has made grants of nearly $11 million to assist companies with the expenses associated with the creation and development of new works.


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Jewish World Review Nov. 5, 2012/ 20 Mar-Cheshvan, 5773
What we want from our president
By Mitch Albom
"Thank you, America.
"And I'm sorry.
"I'm sorry this election turned in to a campaign of hate. I'm sorry every ad was dipped in venom.
"I'm sorry we called you at all hours. I'm sorry we hounded you until you wanted to blow up the TV and pull the phone from the wall. It's wrong. It's unforgivable. I am going to make sure, by the time I leave office, laws are in place that keep people like me -- and my opponent -- from doing that again.
"The truth is, the guy I ran against is not a bad man. He's not a total fraud. He's not the death of all good ideas. He's not the devil incarnate.
"He wouldn't have ruined the country. He would have done the best he could. He would have picked smart people, and they would have tried the way most of us try.
"His philosophy on some things is different than mine. But he would not have repealed every law that matters to you. He would not have harpooned the economy. He would not have sold America to a foreign power.
"We trick you into thinking the other guy would be a dictator. It's a lie. But it works to get us elected.
"It worked for me.
"But it has to stop.
"So does the money we spend. They say over
"You're right. That's insane. We talk about campaign finance, but we don't do it. We don't want to. It's like a kid cutting his own allowance. So we make laws, but we allow for loopholes, and the loopholes eat the laws the way termites eat a house.
"That has to stop. It may seem disingenuous now that I'm in office, but I'm going to expose every loophole, point out every hypocrisy, and not care about whom I anger in my party, until
"By the way, the same is true on waste. We collect your money hungrily, but spend little time analyzing if this program or this study or this appropriation is worth it.
"The truth is, we blow an extraordinary amount of your taxes on things we don't need. So I'm going to make waste analysis a top priority of my administration -- and not just some report from the GAO that sits on a desk.
"Each year of my term, I will report on how we can cut at least 20 percent of what we spend without affecting a thing. I have to think we blow at least that much. I mean, have you ever seen government bureaucracy? I'm PART of it! I know!
"Also, now that the voting is over, let's get this straight. Not everyone who earns money in this country is the devil, and not everyone who doesn't is a freeloader.
"We pitted you against each other to try to win the election. It was wrong. It was disgusting. America is the land of opportunity -- for everyone. That's what we should celebrate. Instead, we painted a picture where you were on one side of the 47 percent or the other. We encouraged the poor hating the rich and the rich resenting the poor. We used class warfare to get us to this office, not because it is right or decent or moral -- but because it works.
"Shame on us.
"Shame on me for being a part of it.
"I want to be better. I want to lead better. I want to begin by inviting my opponent -- who took close to half of the vote -- to be part of my inner advisory cabinet. I want to make sure I surround myself with people of both sides.
"I don't want to reach across the aisle -- I want to live in the aisle. I am the president. I have to surrender partisanship.
"The hate will never stop until it starts to stop with me. The fact is, elections should be celebrated as the greatest exercise of freedom and democracy this country has. They shouldn't be as poisonous as a snakebite and as dreaded as an execution. Hopefully, in four years, I'll have helped change that. I'm sending every American a copy of this speech. Hold me to it. Please. You have that right.
"After all, I work for you, don't I?"
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We are proud to announce that this Dec 2nd, 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM we will be hosting an Open House at 13900 Hyland Road in Hyland Grove in the East Newton neighborhood, Surrey. This is an opportunity to visit this excellent Townhouse for sale in beautiful East Newton.
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As C. Bradley Thompson notes in the Liberty Fund edition of Adam's Revolutionary Writings: Upon his return from the Continental Congress in the fall of 1774, Adams was met with a series of powerful and lucid essays in the Massachusetts Gazette defending the principles and policies of British officialdom and challenging the claims of the American Whigs. Writing over the pseudonym Massachusettensis, Daniel Leonard argued that the constitutional authority of Parliament did and must extend to the colonies. Theoretically, the colonies must be under the sovereignty of Parliament, Leonard insisted, because "two supreme or independent authorities cannot exist in the same state." Such an imperium in imperio was absurd and a contradiction in terms. According to Leonard, there could be "no possible medium between absolute independence" on the one hand, and "subjection to the authority of Parliament" on the other. Historians have long recognized the importance of Adams's Novanglus letters to the Revolutionary cause. They were not only a close, point-by-point refutation of Leonard's argument, but they represent the most advanced Patriot argument against British imperial policy. The "Novanglus" letters were a systematic attempt by Adams to describe the origins, nature, and jurisdictional boundaries of the imperial British constitution. The central question that sparked Adams to write was clear and simple: Does the authority of Parliament extend to the colonies? In exhaustive and sometimes painstaking detail, Adams plumbs the depths of English and colonial legal history to demonstrate that the provincial legislatures are fully sovereign over their own internal affairs, and that the colonies are connected to Great Britain only through a modified feudal allegiance with the person of the King.
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United Hungarian Societies
The United Hungarian Societies was an organization that united together the various Hungarian cultural and social institutions that were located in Cleveland, Ohio.
In 1900, fewer than seventeen thousand Hungarian immigrants resided in Ohio. By 1920, their numbers had soared to 73,181 people. Most of these Hungarians settled along Lake Erie, especially in Cleveland. In 1920, more than forty-three thousand Hungarians resided in Cleveland alone. Over time, dozens of Hungarian social, cultural, and aid societies formed in Cleveland. To coordinate the efforts of these various institutions, one dozen of these organizations created the United Hungarian Societies in 1902.
The United Hungarian Societies grew quickly. In 1937, sixty-one organizations belonged to the United Hungarian Societies, but the number declined to fifty by 1977. Despite the declining membership, the group continues to exist in the twenty-first century. During the twentieth century, not only did the United Hungarian Societies coordinate the activities of various Hungarian groups, but it also carried out fundraising drives to assist Hungarians both in Cleveland and around the world. During the Great Depression, the organization also established an employment service for unemployed Hungarians living in Cleveland.
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- Van Tassel, David D., and John J. Grabowski, eds. The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1996.


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To be perfectly frank, nothing says, "I really have no clue what to get you" like a gift card, and an Amazon gift card sends the same message. Sure, Amazon is the leading e-commerce mega store with innumerable selections in virtually every imaginable category. And granted, if you have no time to put into your decision, a gift card that can be applied toward some obscure Amazon product may provide a bit of internet surfing fun. But is it a memorable experience that leads to a gift your friend or family member will forever associate with you? Probably not.
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OAKLAND — While Caltrans and contractors scurry to prepare the new Bay Bridge for opening on Sept. 3, state inspectors are also busy below decks, painstakingly scanning 656 feet of welds at the base of the new span's huge tower using a procedure much like what a doctor uses to examine a baby in the womb: An ultrasound machine, lubricating gel and a handheld transducer probe.
Technicians are looking for cracks, bubbles, lack of fusion or other defects in the 4-inch thick welded vertical joints between the base's steel shear plates and stiffeners, which keep the four tower legs aligned during a big earthquake.
The testing and repairs of the 20 internal welds — located within a massive steel diaphragm just above the waterline — are the only major unfinished items on the signature 525-foot tower.
Every inch of weld with a significant defect must be dug out, rewelded and reinspected as defined by American Welding Society standards.
It's a big job.
It is the world's longest known continuous electroslag weld. If combined and stretched into a single 1-inch ribbon, the Bay Bridge's weld would reach the top of the Transamerica Pyramid building three times over.
The weld inspection and repair process is taking far longer than engineers estimated, and the work will likely continue for months although it hasn't affected the rest of the construction schedule.
The tower is the dominant feature on the new eastern span — a 2.2-mile self-anchored suspension bridge and concrete skyway between Yerba Buena Island and Oakland — that will replace the seismically vulnerable 1936 cantilevered span.
The weld repairs won't delay the bridge opening and the span is perfectly safe in the interim, said Bay Bridge materials science engineer Mazen Wahbeh.
He cannot say specifically what portion of the welds will eventually be replaced, but he puts the figure at less than 5 percent. That figure is well below the extra holding power designers built into the tower base. They used oversize, 33-foot high steel stiffener panels arranged into a diaphragm pattern and welded and bolted together.
Ironworkers from locals 377 in San Francisco and 378 in Oakland made the welds two years ago for bridge contractor American Bridge/Fluor Enterprises.
The unusually long time gap between the welds being applied and the welds being tested is due to job priorities and recent changes in the electroslag welding process, Wahbeh said.
"Since the bridge can open with or without the plate welds finalized, the contractor is prioritizing the remaining work," Wahbeh said. "And with the new weld methods, we have had some growing pains."
The narrow-gap electroslag process involves feeding electrically charged wire and a chemical flow agent through a guide tube into the vertical space between the steel plates to be welded. The arc creates a molten puddle that fills the gap.
It is used for very thick joints where the traditional single-pass arc welding method is impractical or would take far too long, Wahbeh explained.
Space is tight in the bottom of the tower, and the preheating required in conventional welding would have generated untenable working conditions and warped adjacent plates.
Time was the biggest factor. Engineers estimated the job would take six months using the conventional welding process; electroslag took 60 days.
Each of the 20 welded joints took 41/2 hours to complete at a rate of 11/2 inches per minute, according to the May 2012 edition of the Welding Journal.
"Even with the extra inspections and repairs, which we would have had in either case, we are still saving time," Wahbeh said.
The American Welding Society adopted electroslag standards for bridges in 2006 and they were incorporated last November into the Federal Highway Administration's Steel Bridge Design Handbook.
Despite industry advances, the Bay Bridge design team required American Bridge/Fluor Enterprises to first prove it could produce solid electroslag welded joints on full-size plates.
The contractor, Portland-based Electroslag Systems, Technology and Development, and Portland State University drafted and tested their process in a laboratory and then on a full-scale mock-up in Oakland.
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UCONN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Kelly Faris, Huskies brush off Colgate (video)
HARTFORD -- In the midst of rolling past an overwhelmed Colgate squad, the second-ranked UConn women's basketball team predictably put up some gaudy statistics in a 101-41 victory before a crowd of 7,934 at the XL Center on Wednesday night.
The 57 percent shooting percentage in the second half, a 50-2 advantage on points in the paint and recording four times as many assists as turnovers are certainly remarkable achievements. However, it was the Huskies' ability to share the ball which was the top storyline.
The Huskies are no strangers at racking up the assists but more often than not, it is the dominant ball handlers who do the majority of the facilitating. That was not the case against the Red Raiders as seven different players had between three and five assists as the Huskies improved to 6-0 with the emphatic victory.
"I think we have so many good passers and so many good scorers," said UConn junior center Stefanie Dolson, who had three of the Huskies' 28 assists. "When you have so many on the team that can do different things and so many different players who can pass the ball so well I think it just comes natural for most of us."
The Huskies' assist leaders against Colgate were Brianna Banks and Kelly Faris, who had five each. They did more than just deliver some nifty passes. Banks scored a career-high 20 points and also had four steals while Faris had 17 points, five rebounds and three steals.
"We have a lot of unselfish people and I think that is key on making the team effort actually work," Faris said. "You can talk about team this, team that but if you don't have unselfish people it is not going to work. We have a lot of players who make good decisions with passes and a lot of people can knock shots down. You put all of that together and that is what you get."
Faris recorded her first career four-point play as drained a 3-pointer off a feed from Stefanie Dolson while being fouled by Missy Repoli to help the Huskies race out to an early 12-0 start.
Colgate missed its first three shots and committed two turnovers before Repoli hit a long jumper with 17:01 left in the first half.
UConn prevented Colgate from scoring on consecutive possessions in the first half and rode the scoring of Faris, Dolson and Banks to a 49-22 halftime lead.
Faris continued her sizzling shooting start to the season by hitting all three of her 3-point shots and was 4 of 5 from field en route to scoring 15 points in the opening half. Dolson and Banks added 14 points each by halftime.
Faris was far from the only offensive threat.
Sophomore forward Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis was in uniform but was held out of the game as she continues to work her way back from a concussion suffered in Saturday's win over Purdue at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
RECRUIT TO ANNOUNCE DECISION ON FRIDAYUConn recruiting target Recee' Caldwell is planning to make her college decision known on Friday according to her father.
Ray Caldwell said that the 5-foot-7 guard from San Antonio, Tex., is down to a final three schools. Although Ray Caldwell would not name the three schools he did confirm that UConn is among her top three.
STANFORD SERIES RENEWEDUConn announced during the game that the home and home series with Stanford, which was expiring at season's end, was being renewed. The series will begin next season in Connecticut on Nov. 10 and will be the Huskies' season opener.
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The final draft of the revised version of ECMAScript - better known by the Sun Microsystems-trademarked name of its most popular dialect, JavaScript - has been published by the ECMA and is now available as ECMA-262 for final interoperability and compatibility testing.
This version, developed under the working name of ECMAScript 3.1, will be known as ECMAScript, Fifth Edition, and will supercede the current formally established standard, ECMAScript, Third Edition. ECMAScript, Fourth Edition was never completed, but - according to the ECMA - much of the work done on it has been carried into the Fifth Edition.
The Fourth Edition (ES4) was scuttled in part due to objections by Microsoft, which arm-wrestled with Adobe and Mozilla over a number of the Fourth Edition's capabilities.
The debate over ES4 turned at times acrimonious, with Microsoft IE architect Chris Wilson saying that it introduced too many changes and Mozilla architect Brendan Eich accusing Wilson of spreading "falsehoods" about the proposed standard.
In the end, Microsoft won - with the ultimate result being the newly released final draft of the Fifth Edition.
According to an ECMA statement, the Fifth Edition contains a number of specs that are now common in major browsers, including features that have emerged since the Third Edition was formalized such as "accessor properties, reflective creation and inspection of objects, program control of property attributes, additional array manipulation functions, support for the JSON object encoding format, and a strict mode that provides enhanced error checking and program security."
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Sporades spôr´ədēz, spŏr´– [key], islands, E and SE Greece, in the Aegean Sea. They have been grouped variously at different times. The Northern Sporades are generally understood to include Skíros, Skiathos, Skópelos, and some smaller islands off the coast of Évvoia and W Turkey. Límnos and Lesbos are sometimes also included. The Southern Sporades are generally understood to include Ikaría, Sámos, the Dodecanese, and sometimes Khíos. The main products of the Sporades are olive oil, wine, and citrus fruit.
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A Guide to the Cromwell Anson Jones Papers, 1837-1926
Biographical Note
Cromwell Anson (C. Anson) Jones (1850-1888) was a lawyer, land speculator, and judge. The son of Anson Jones (1798-1858), president of the Republic of Texas, and his wife Mary McCrory, née Smith (1819-1907), he was one of four children, including Charles Elliot, Samuel Edward, and Sarah Sophia (Sallie) Jones. C. Anson took control of most of his father's estate lands and became a county judge in 1876. His sister Sallie married R. G. Ashe, and they had several children, including Willie G., Charles E., and Myra, wife of Clayton Scott.
Gambrell, Herbert. "Jones, Anson."Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed June 28, 2011.http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/JJ/fjo42.html
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Correspondence, legal papers, financial documents, and miscellaneous memoranda comprise the Cromwell Anson Jones Papers, 1837-1926, documenting his family and career. Correspondence primarily concerns family affairs, while legal papers relate to Jones's election as county judge and include land transactions, deeds, title abstracts, and estate settlements. Additionally, financial documents include receipts and accounts.
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Cromwell Anson Jones Papers, 1837-1926, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
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Rock is currently leading the KSE Development Team in building the new Rapids stadium and Prairie Gateway Complex in Commerce City. He is responsible for overseeing the entire project including construction of the new Rapids stadium and practice field 23 youth soccer fields and all associated parking lots. Another important element in the project is approximately one million square feet of commercial and retail development.
Named to his present position in March of 2005 Rock possesses a familiarity with the operations of the Kroenke Sports Enterprises organization having previously overseen event coordination concessions guest services and security operations as the Senior Director of Event Operations for the Pepsi Center.
Prior to joining KSE in 2001 Rock developed his experience as Director of Guest Services for the Colorado Rockies Baseball Club from 1995-2001 assisted in the opening of Coors Field and served as Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum and Arena's Event Manager and Event Coordinator from 1988-1995.
Rock took the time off from his busy schedule to discuss the impending Rapids Stadium and Prairie Gateway complex and to give Rapids fans his exclusive insights into the progress of the construction to date.
Rapids.com: Mike thanks for taking the time to sit down and talk with us today we know you're very busy working on the Prairie Gateway complex! We wanted to provide the platform for Rapids fans to get an exclusive inside look about how the new Rapids stadium is progressing right from the man in charge. So we'd like to hit you up with some questions that we know Rapids fans are interested in hearing the answers to.
Rock: "No problem I'm happy to!"
Rapids.com: American soccer fans over the last few years have seen the maturation of the soccer-specific stadium in the USA. What has your team learned from the constructions of Columbus Crew Stadium the Home Depot Center and Pizza Hut Park?
Rock: "Well we've learned a lot. Our development team has spent time touring each venue in person most recently at Pizza Hut Park during the 2005 MLS Cup and seen what works great at some of those venues as well as figuring out what we'd like to see be made priorities at the new Rapids stadium.
"One thing that comes to mind that we've learned is to make sure we get the parking done right. There is a real need for close-in parking for fans as well as the need to develop an efficient layout for parking at both Rapids games as well as for games at the adjacent youth soccer fields. Positioning of parking areas and planning for traffic patterns are two areas we are currently heavily involved in many meetings about right now to make sure we make it as painless as possible for fans to access the stadium and its fields park and then exit as easily as possible.
"Another thing we also have learned is that we want to correctly plan for drainage at the field level. Bowl drainage setup is critical for soccer stadia and we've taken steps with our construction company to make sure that issue is adequately dealt with.
"Some of those teams have already found out they've had to go back and make changes after their stadia were completed. Based on some of their revisions without naming names we have learned the importance of making sure to have a variety of things taken care of as a priority...examples? Things such as a service track around the perimeter of the pitch to make sure we're not dragging equipment around on the grass. We learned that it's important to plan for how camera positions around the stadium are going to affect seating behind those areas. We're going to put an emphasis on making the press box as convenient and comfortable as possible for media members. We're making sure to have the locker rooms as convenient to the pitch as possible for the teams.
"So really it's a ton of things we've learned from what some of the other teams went through when building their venues and what obstacles they had to overcome. A lot of it is stuff that might not be obvious or noticeable to the general fan but luckily we have some other MLS teams that have gone through this process and they've been gracious enough to host us and share with us their experiences so that we're ahead of the game going in."
Rapids.com: What are the Rapids doing to make this construction project environmentally friendly?
Rock: "You name it. The whole project itself is completely unique and one of the most environmentally-friendly projects anywhere. I mean one-half of the whole project is open space......acres of wild prairie that will never ever be touched or developed. There will be huge ponds just north of the stadium in the middle of all this and we're looking at even installing binoculars for fans to view all the wildlife right from the stadium concourse!
"Both KSE and Commerce City are committed to making Prairie Gateway as environmentally friendly as possible. On the project we are currently recycling all of our wood paper and steel and there's tons of recycling going on.....46% of our waste has been recycled. Also in the works as a collaboration between Commerce City the Audobon Society and the US Fish & Wildlife Dept. is a Prairie Gateway Visitor's Center just down the road from the stadium that will have all kinds of information on the open space and wildlife and that will serve as a link to the natural wonders that will surround the project with everything from nature walks to bike paths.
"There's really nothing quite like what the Prairie Gateway project will be anywhere in the world with over 450 acres of open space which includes native remnant prairie grasses....it's one of the most unique public/private partnerships in all of sports."
Rapids.com: A lot of fans are excited about the planned Rapids pub that will be part of the stadium. How cool will that be?
Rock: "It's going to be great. Our plans for the yet-to-be-named Bar & Grill are for it to be attached to the south end of the stadium. It will be a great gathering place for pregame events breakfasts special events watching other games corporate parties you name it.
"The current plan is for the restaurant to be able to accomodate 300 people: 100 inside 100 on the patio outside the stadium for special events and an additional 100 on the concourse side. We're even looking at putting in some cool garage-door style windows that will be able to roll up and give the entire place an open-air feeling which will be fantastic in summer!"
"Overall it will be a great design have an fantastic view of the field an open-view grill area featuring exhibition cooking so fans can see their food being prepared a bunch of TV's some cool patios and a very cool industrial-style decor. Fans are going to love it."
Rapids.com: One thing that fans are looking forward to is the installation of a webcam on the construction site that fans can check in on by visiting the Rapids' website. What's the progress of the proposed webcam?
Rock: "I know that's one of the things our fans are looking forward to. One of the reasons it's taking longer to install one was that we didn't even have was electricity out at the construction site until just recently....everything out there was having to run on generators. Obviously that webcam would need to run off power not a generator which would screw it up.
"So now that we have power out there our next step is to install a webcam on a 30-foot pole we're building that should be read to go in early January.....Our webcam will be in as soon as we go vertical with our construction. Hopefully we've got something up and ready in mid-January."
Rapids.com: Some fans who may not be so familiar with Commerce City are unsure of how the new stadium's location might affect their commute. What can fans realistically expect driving-wise?
Rock: "To be honest it depends where you're coming from. Obviously for some people it'll be easier to get to for others maybe a bit longer of a drive.
"But overall it's not going to be much different than your average fan's drive to Invesco Field. I've timed it....I do the drive from the Pepsi Center to the new site all the time. From Invesco Field to the new stadium total drive time is 10-12 minutes. The stadium is located right at I-70 and Quebec Street. Literally the new stadium is 3 minutes off of I-70 and it doesn't get much better than that for access."
Rapids.com: Give us the inside scoop. What's your favorite feature of the entire stadium?
Rock: "My one favorite part? I'd have to say the stadium's roof structures. They are going to be so iconic. When fans see them when they're actually done how they so mirror the Rocky Mountain Range that can be seen west of the stadium. People watching games there on TV will instantly say 'That's the Rapids stadium'.
"The roof structures will also help us attain that European-style intimate seating and atmosphere which will be reflected throughout Prairie Gateway. The fact that we are also replicating that roof design all over the complex on everything from signage out at the youth fields to light poles all over the complex is really going to make it all tie together design-wise to achieve a very cool effect."
Rapids.com: Is the construction process on schedule?
Rock: "It sure is. We're even a bit ahead of schedule. Even though we had two cold snaps here in Denver over the last few weeks things are going great. Our structural steel erection is scheduled to begin next week which is one week ahead of schedule. The field wall and concrete pours are all going well.
"Our construction teams are out there all day every day and it's going to be a very busy January. Then it's full-out ramped-up activity out at the site during the summer months when things are really going to take shape. Overall things are progressing great and we will be ready to be open for the Rapids' Home Opener in April of 2007!"
Rapids.com: Last question: why should Rapids fans be excited about the new stadium project?
Rock: "It will be great for the Rapids to have a home of their own. Think about it....it's like the difference between renting an apartment and owning a house.
"The Rapids will have the ability to pick and choose the dates and times they have games. We'll have all kinds of concerts and special events with the Rapids controlling their schedules and managing the events. We'll have soccer as it's meant to be with great atmosphere and great sightlines. We'll have great practice fields for the team and tons of youth soccer events going on right at our facility. That's unbeatable.
"Really it all comes down to pride in ownership. The Rapids are going to have one of the premier facilities in the world to call their own and it's the fans that are going to reap the benefits right along with the team!"
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Thailand is the next regional target for the M-346 jet trainer maker Alenia Aermacchi, according to Giovanni Timossi, the company's vice president of sales in Asia.
A request for proposals (RfPs) for eight to 10 jet trainers is expected to be released next month, he said. No other advanced trainer RfPs are in the pipeline for the region at the moment, said Timossi.
Indonesia is also looking at reviving the BAE Systems Hawk jet trainer fleet it has had in the inventory for years.
The British had a team in the country earlier this year to look at what is required to restore the Hawk to former levels of availability, according to BAE executives. BAE said there is no prospect of an upgrade to the 32 Hawks remaining in the Indonesian fleet at this time.
A spokesman for the British company said BAE also expects to bid for the Thai deal, subject to seeing the actual requirements.
Gearing up for the Thai competition comes as Alenia Aermacchi heads for completion next month of deliveries to Singapore of 12 M-346s. The company said at the Singapore Airshow this week that 10 aircraft and relevant ground-based training systems from an order placed in 2010 had so far been delivered. The final two aircraft will arrive by March.
Singapore deliveries end at nearly the same time as the first M-346 is delivered to Israel, which has ordered 30.
Alenia Aermacchi is forecasting a world market for about 1,500 advanced trainer aircraft between 2012 and 2031 and reckons it can secure orders for up to 700 of those aircraft with the M-346.
Around 30 percent of the market is in Asia and Oceania, with Europe taking the lion's share at just under half.
The market should reach its order peak between 2022 and 2026. The Italian company is forecasting advanced trainer orders at more than 500 units during that period, driven by efforts to replace aging fleets of existing aircraft and the increasing introduction of new-generation fighters, officials said.
All the market figures exclude the US, Russia and China.
Alenia Aermacchi is already on the way to its 700-sales target with company officials "expecting good news from Poland in the next few weeks," Timossi said.
The M-346 was the de facto the winner of a Polish competition recently when the aircraft was the only platform to meet the first phase of the procurement process. Timossi said the company had passed all further exam questions to date on the way to a deal.
The Poles are buying eight aircraft initially but have a requirement for a further four machines.
The downside, predictably, remains the UAE deal, or lack of a deal. The M-346's selection in 2009 has not been followed up by an order and the deal remains frozen. (Defensenews)


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In 1984, Public Image Ltd released This Is What You Want… This Is What You Get as well as the single "This Is Not A Love Song." They rank among the least compelling of PiL's output, due largely to the gratuitous self-reference that had replaced the group's eerie, oblique, post-punk creep. After a 20-year break in full-lengths, frontman John Lydon has fallen back into the old "This Is" construction with This Is PiL. He's also fallen back into self-reference, only now it can be properly called by another name: self-caricature.
PiL's last album, 1992's That What Is Not, left the outfit hanging on a slick and inconsequential note, one that couldn't be further from the dubby murk of the group's pioneering work from the '70s. This Is PiL circles back to that murk, then buries its head in it. "This Is PiL" opens the disc with an introductory dribble of bravado (and, literally, a belch) in which Lydon lukewarmly warns, "You are now entering / A PiL zone." Once the most potent voice in popular music, Lydon now surfs on a wave of recycled menace. Musically, the band is solid yet unremarkable; the pulsing, lurching reggae of "One Drop" is immediately hypnotic, but the spell is dispersed by Lydon's whining, Lee "Scratch" Perry-impersonating claim that "I am no vulture / This is my culture" and "We are the ageless / We are teenagers." Um, no.
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birthday apple pie recipe
Yesterday was my husband's birthday and every year he asks his mom to make her apple pie. I completely understand why since it is probably the best apple pie I've ever had. In honor of Jeremiah's birthday I wanted to share with you her recipe, and she was gracious enough to give it!
Slice 8 golden Delicious apples very thin and
mix in large bowl with:
1/2 cup of sugar
3 Tbsp.flour
1/2 tsp.cinnamon
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
Set aside and make pie shell.
Pie Crust
2 cups flour
1 stick butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg yoke
1/2 cup of water
Put in food processor for less that 1 min. Roll out pie crust to make a thin crust,
place in pie pan.
Scoop apple mixture into pie shell.
1 cup flour
1 stick of butter- cut into small pieces
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup of sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
Mix all of these in a bowl together.
Carefully scoop the mixture with measuring cup and place over apple pie and even out
the flour and pieces of butter over the pie. Gently press down on the top of the pie.
Bake at 375° F for 1 hour - with a baking sheet under the pie to catch the drippings.
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Been always searching for a good apple pie! :) Glad I found yours!ReplyDelete
Yum! That looks so good! I have been experimenting with a few apple pie recipes lately. I will have to give yours a try!ReplyDelete
Yum! Nothing beats a slice of homemade apple pie. :) Thanks for sharing a family recipe. Those are always the best.ReplyDelete
Wow! That looks amazing! Now if I can only muster up the energy and time to do so! The crust always intimidates me, but I know I won't enjoy it as much if I buy premade crust!ReplyDelete
Scrummy! Happy birthday to your man! :)ReplyDelete
It both looks and sounds delicious! I just loooove apple pie...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2012
It looks like a piece from heaven! I would be most happy to have some in my belly :dReplyDelete
I've had a thing for apple pie recently. this looks DELICIOUS. xo.ReplyDelete
Oh, it sounds great!! I wonder...how much is " 1 stick" butter?? I live in Norway and we don`t use this measurement. Do you know how much butter that is in grams?? I would like to try this apple pie.ReplyDeleteReplies
Mmm so good!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 30, 2012
My attempt to make this is in the oven! This dish will satisfy those who can't decided to pie or to crumble! It smells delicious. I didn't have a blender so used a fork for the mixing of the crust and it rolled out really nicely. My uncle recommended that I add cold water when adding it to crust. Can't wait to try it!ReplyDelete
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MATTHEW ISAIAH IS A MIRACLE...PERIOD!! Here is his story!!
We decided we were going to try to have another baby. We said when baby Alex was a year old; we were going to start "really" trying. THANK YOU GOD, we got pg that 1st month. That was a miracle in itself, we had had 2 previous m/c! We were solo happy! Baby Alex was going to be a BIG BROTHER! We didn't tell anyone yet. We had our 1st sono at 9 weeks and were able to tell my mom Eunice about our pg before she passed away! It was something that God had told us we must do and not to be afraid to say anything. We had a wonderful pg! Other than the occasional bout of nausea & constantly being hot, it was wonderful! We were all soooo happy and excited. We knew Matthew was going to be bigger than baby Alex because I was REALLY showing right away! We all enjoyed this pg SOOOO MUCH! Baby Alex loved to give hugs, kisses and love to his baby brother. He would give him juice, toys and share his cookies with the baby!
I knew from the beginning that it was probably a boy. We had a sonogram @ 26 weeks gest. We were NOT going to find out the sex of this baby, but my boys are NOT SHY! We went to get it done and when the sono person was scanning to see which way was up, James yells "OMG, I KNOW WHAT IT IS!" I said "it's a boy right?" and sure enough HE WAS!! We were soooo happy and excited!! I had already picked out the name Matthew and I had fallen in love with the name ISAIAH.
The day of the scheduled C-section, May 21, 2004, was sooo exciting! James and I couldn't sleep! We got there at 5:30 am and got prepped and ready! James looked soooo cute with his little outfit! Indi was there with us awaiting her new nephew's arrival! We went into the OR about 8am and got things rolling. Daddy watched the WHOLE THING! MATTHEW ISAIAH came into this world crying at 8:54am! A sound sooo beautiful....we got a quick glimpse of him and he was BEAUTIFUL! Then they took him away. As they were working on him, the last thing I heard was that he was not changing colors...when I woke up in recovery room all was well in my life! I had just had a beautiful baby boy! Then a nurse walks in and stated, "WHERE IS MR GONZALEZ? YOUR SON HAS A HEART DEFECT AND HE HAS LUNG DAMAGE AND WE NEED TO TRANSFER YOUR BABY TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL" and walks right back out! I was stunned and asking, "My baby?" but she was already gone! Then James runs in and was crying so I KNEW that it was about Matthew. Then a couple of minutes later, the cardiologist comes in and tells us that he has a heart defect and they need to transfer him and he is VERY CRITICAL. I asked one of the hardest questions I could ask and that was the prognosis of my son, he told me "I don't think he will make the transport to the hospital". I was sooo stunned. We were crying in disbelief and just praying our hardest! I got a chance to touch him before he left. He was sooo beautiful! THANK YOU JESUS he made the trip to SW METHODIST CHILDRENS HOSPITAL! James followed the ambulance there. When they got there, they were immediately taken to the cardiac cath lab (2pm). They found out that he had a rare heart defect called Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR) and some serious lung damage. They had to operate NOW! James had baby Matthew baptized right before the surgery (4pm). He was in surgery until 12:30 am!! 8 1/2 hours! He is such a FIGHTER! They were unable to take him off the bypass machine after surgery, so they put him on the ECMO machine (heart/lung bypass) and some serious cardiac drugs and a vent. There was sooo many machines on him; it was hard to see the BABY! There were always 2 nurses in that room 24/7 just for him and a nurse just for the ECMO machine. You had to wear a mask/gown/hat to go in there. They were still unsure if he would survive. The cardiothoracic surgeon took a chance on Matthew because he was soooo bad and he didn't know if he would survive even after his surgery. So, they explained to us that the only choice at this point was that we HAD to take him off of the ECMO machine because he could not survive living on it! So, after 5 days of being on the bypass, they took him off of ECMO to DIE a natural death. Our cardiothoracic surgeon and all the Drs involved were very frank with us. They told us that his chances were very SLIM that he would be able to make it because of the sever damage to his lungs and the tiny veins. I remember just praying and waiting in the waiting room for news. It was actually pretty quick. We then see the anesthesiologist come out and talk to us. He was VERY grave and very sorry to say that he gave him 1 in 10 chance of survival. He just didn't think he would make it and that the only thing we could do was PRAY like we had never prayed before. There was NOTHING else they could do and he was very sorry. Then the intensivist, cardiologist and surgeon all said the same thing and said that they just didn't think he would make it thru the night. He was blue again. His little body HAD to do everything by himself now. He was that bad. So we PRAYED and we called everyone and asked them to pray and then we went into the room to see him. We actually met a wonderful CHILD CARE SPECIALIST at the door of the PICU and she asked if there was anything she could do for us and I told her what was happening. She went into action!!! She was the one that got us the footprints, and models of his hands and feet. She made things happen. James and I and my SIL went into the room to see him. I told my SIL, TAKE ALL THE PICTURES YOU CAN. And she did. Words can not describe how it looked in that big old room. EMPTY. The ECMO machine was gone and the room looked empty and……SILENT. Just a big sense of sadness in the room. And then my beautiful Matthew Isaiah looked so BLUE and helpless. But we had a wonderful nurse that day that had always been very nice to us. She told us, "ok, let's give him a bath" and we did. We just talked to Matthew and told him how much we loved him and how proud we were of him. The nurse asked us, "What do you want? Do you want mariachis? A cake? A party? You name it" so we asked for a birthday cake. We called all our friends and families and they all started to come in. we were also FINALLY able to hold our son. He was soooo beautiful. It took 3-4 people to move him from his warmer to our arms. And that is how you knew that they really expected him to pass. They normally don't let you hold him right after major surgery, with his chest still open and ESPECIALLY with a vent on. But, they did it for us because they thought he would not make it. I went first and OH WHAT A FEELING it was too finally hold my son after 5 days old. He was so beautiful! Precious. I could not talk to him enough. It was so sweet of everyone to come by. I remember saying to James, we are going to make this a HAPPY day. I don't want him to see/hear us breaking down. And we did. Everyone that came to see him was introduced to him. And then they would all start talking to him and tell him about themselves. It was really touching and awesome how he had already touched so many people not just here in San Antonio, but around the world. My internet family was all praying for him all over the world. All we asked of everyone was PRAYERS PRAYERS AND PRAYERS! Nothing else and nothing more. We had a birthday cake for him and all the staff came in to sing "happy birthday" to him and everyone said a prayer with us there in the room. It was BEAUTIFUL. And so thru out the day, we WAITED….for what, we were not sure just that SOMETHING would happen and he would no longer be with us. We would keep asking the nurses what we were waiting for and HOW it would happen and they said that he would just start shutting down and then he would be gone. I asked how long and they said, "His heart is strong" so, we waited and love and prayed. By 9pm, we asked everyone to go ahead and go home that we would call them to let them know what had happened. I remember holding him and being sooooo tired. I just kept telling James "please keep talking to him. Don't stop talking to him" and he told me he would. I would wake up with him in my arms and James was just talking and talking to him about ANYTHING. It was so beautiful. Then it was my turn and he would take a nap holding Matthew and I would talk and talk. James and I held our miracle until about 2 am. We finally had to put him down before we dropped the poor baby! And we did and slept right there, me in a rocking chair with my legs on another chair and James in a chair. When we woke up, the MIRACLE OF MATTHEW had begun. We woke up at 7am at shift change and he was PEEING again!!! (They had told us the night they took him off ECMO that his kidney had stopped working because he had stopped producing pee.) He was still with us!! And he was doing AMAZING!!! NO ONE, Drs included, could believe he was still here with us. Our surgeon said, "We might have a miracle on our hands" labs & x-rays were started again. They started taking him off his cardiac meds and he did great! They closed up his chest and the dr said that he was his little "Lazarus". He continued to make progress and improve and be with us everyday. He has had several surgeries since his initial one and the BIGGEST ONE was a repeat of the first open heart surgery to fix the narrowing of his veins. He was in the PICU for the first 98 days of his life until he finally came home.
In November 2004, Matthew suddenly developed seizures out of the blue. They at first diagnosed him with INFANTILE SPASMS but they never developed even though he had all the ear marks for that type of seizures. His seizure disorder has had its up and downs. He has had to be airlifted twice due to the severity of his seizures and each time he has had his "BIG" seizures, they have lasted OVER an hour and have required us to give him heavy doses of seizure drugs and also has resulted in him stopping breathing and the medics to have to bag him and intubate him. This is going on till this day! On October 6, 2007 he again had another "big" seizure that resulted in him being airlifted to Methodist hospital. It is a constant struggle and we have to closely monitor him whenever he sleeps because his seizures happen when he is asleep. He is on FOUR seizure meds to try to control his seizures.
He also has chronic lung disease due to his TAPVR. He tends to get sick quite easily and is always at risk for hospitalization. He has to have a pulmonary percussion vest that he uses 2 times a day with his nebulizer treatments. He is on a couple of inhalers daily and we are on and off ORAL STEROIDS when he gets junky which is often. He we are always soooo worried about him out in public because he does tend to attract EVERY illness that is out there!! But his lungs are what they are and we just try to maintain them to keep them healthy and clear.
He also has a mild case of Cerebral Palsy and is developmentally delayed. He is getting physical therapy 2 times a week, occupational therapy 2 times a week and speech 2 times a week. He also has a homebound teacher coming in 4 times a week for an hour thru the school district. He is mobile and he is able to do a form of crawling and is working HARD at standing and walking. He has overall low tone in his muscles. He wears AFO's on his feet to help with this when standing and walking. He also has GERD and is 100% g-tube fed at this time but we are making progress on his eating orally!!
We are SOOOO PROUD OF HIM and are in AWE of his strength and his personality. He is such a HAPPY BOY and LOVES anyone who he meets. He has such strength in him and just a wonderful little boy! He amazes us everyday and we feel and KNOW that we are SOOOOOO BLESSED that he is here in our lives! THANK YOU GOD for this little boy and all he is!!
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
MATTHEW ISAIAH IS A MIRACLE...PERIOD!! Here is his story!!
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- Anonymous said...
This is the first time I have read the Blog on little Matthew. What a total tear jerker. Thank God that miracles do happen and he is still here with you today
Mary and family
- M said...
I came over from the Congenital Hearts yahoo group to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MATTHEW ISAIAH. I am also a heart mom, but we have not been through nearly as much as your family. I always enjoy reading updates on Matthew and his family. You are always such an encouragement Maria and he is blessed to have you as his mommy.
Praying God's blessings on you all.
- Susan Brown said...
I was blessed to be Matthew's Homebound teacher for 2 years and he truly is a miracle. The stubborn determination he has is amazing and I am sure is the reason he made it. I miss you little man and your family as well!


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A man died in a shooting Monday night at a home in northeast Houston.
The shooting happened about 10 p.m. at 7105 Darien near Banyan, according to the Houston Police Department.
Police said the man, whose name was not released, was taken in a private car to LBJ General Hospital, where he died.
Police said investigators were trying to piece together what led to the shooting. They so far have no motive or suspects in the case.
More details will be reported as the story develops.


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Patricia Smith, distinguished visiting professor and writer in residence, has won the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize for her latest book, "Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah." The prize, given by the Academy of American Poets, is in recognition of the most outstanding book of poetry published in the United States in the previous year. Established in 1975, the award includes an honorarium of $25,000 and is one of the most prestigious poetry prizes in the US. Past recipients include Philip Levine, Adrienne Rich, Thom Gunn, W. S. Merwin, Marilyn Hacker, and Charles Wright. This year's contest judges were poets Cornelius Eady, Claudia Emerson, and Gregory Orr.
The award will be officially presented to Mrs. Smith at a ceremony in New York City on Oct. 25.
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